Hal S. Kopeikin, Ph.D.

Information for UCSB Students

1. Your reg fees cover free short-term counseling at UCSB's Counseling and Career Services

That link to their website provides extensive information.  I'll summarize some key points briefly:
• Services providers at the clinic include psychologists, psychology interns, and UCSB students working as peer counselors.  All therapists in training are supervised by licensed professionals.
• Your first appointment will be with an intake counselor.  This person's job is to assess your problems; he or she probably will not be your therapist.
• Individual counseling is limited to 5 hours of help per year.  If you need more than that, they usually refer to a private therapist in the community.  I'm of the therapists to which they refer.
• Their records are private, as described here; their waiting area is not.
• They individual and group therapy, workshops, self-help and stress management services, and crisis counseling.
• Career services include career counseling, testing, groups and workshops; library resources for internships, graduate school and career placement; part-time job listings, Campus Recruiting Program and computer resources for students seeking employment in or after college.
2. Health care is available at UCSB Student Health Service, including psychiatric medication.
• Students desiring medication or other psychiatric services can contact the SHS social work, Burt Romostsky.  There's no charge for his assessment and referrals.  However, subsequent medical services may involve fees.
3. There are other programs and support services available to UCSB students, such as the Disabled Students Program, Peer Health Education, and a variety of Wellness Programs.
 
4. The Hosford Clinic is an on-campus counseling facility, staffed by interns from the Graduate School of Education, but they are a "community clinic" and generally do not offer assistance to UCSB students.